Bay Area Reporter
Rita Moreno: Celebrated Actress at SF FILM's 'West Side Story' Screening
A packed audience filled the Castro Theater on Sunday Dec. 12 for a free screening of Steven Spielberg's reimagining of "West Side Story," and a special Q&A with legendary actress Rita Moreno.
Deadly Entertainment: James Han Mattson's 'Reprieve'
James Han Mattson's new book encompasses themes of race, identity, greed, prejudice, and sexuality, all playing out within the dark dingy confines of a Nebraska "full-contact" haunted attraction.
Martha Wash: New Music with Love
If anyone can get us through this virus, from a musical perspective, it's Martha Wash. Her new album, "Love & Conflict," is the must-have album of the season. The iconic singer shared her thoughts and opinions in an expanded interview.
50 Years in 50 Weeks: 2006's Sporting Life
2006 was a double-banner year for LGBT athletes. Two international sporting events were to take place that August: The seventh Gay Games in Chicago, and the upstart rival, the Montreal Outgames.
Kal Penn's Engaging Yet Incomplete Memoir
South Asian film and TV actor and Obama advisor Kal Penn shares funny and touching tales of racism in Hollywood and misadventures in The White House, but turns shy in discussing his life as a gay man.
Funny That Way: 'No Straights Lines' Documents Queer Comic Artists
If ever there was a documentary subject that was long overdue, it would have to be that of LGBTQ+ cartoonists and comic book creators. Vivian Kleiman offers a respectful exploration of the art form.
B.A.R. Talks: Eighth Panel Shares Stories of LGBT Nightlife
Join an online chat about the historic connection between the B.A.R. and its 50 years of writing about Bay Area LGBT bars; with Sharon McNight, DJ Page Hodel, author Mark Abramson, scholar Michael Flanagan, and assistant news editor John Ferranini.
Rizo's Holiday Extravaganza
The fabulous Rizo will bring her unique style of performing to a holiday themed show on the stage of the Great Star Theater in Chinatown on December 10 and 11.
Holiday Concerts of Note
The holidays are here and ready to celebrate in person. Opportunities to attend concerts and seasonal music events are plentiful, and most performance venues are back to full capacity.
Caleb Teicher: Dancing a New Path
Caleb Teicher & Company make their Bay Area debut at Zellerbach Hall on Dec. 5 with "More Forever," a jazz/tap/Lindy Hop ensemble work, performed in a 24-foot sandbox with a live original score, composed and performed by virtuoso pianist Conrad Tao.
New Views of Oscar Wilde
Will we ever catch up to the genius of Oscar Wilde? Two new books, an expansive biography, and the letters the author wrote to Lord Alfred Douglas, offer new discoveries.
Crash, Cookies & Colton: The Lavender Tube on TV Bad Guys and Good Shows
Holiday baking shows, an anti-vax soap actor's fired, a reality show hunk goes gay, and plane crash survivors share a lurid secret; all this and more in our TV column.
Robin de Jesús: From Camp to Boom
Robin de Jesús discusses his new more mature role in the film "tick, tick... Boom," plus his earlier work onstage and film in "Rent," "The Boys in the Band," and "In the Heights."
Stephen Sondheim: March 22, 1930-November 26, 2021
It is no exaggeration to say that Stephen Sondheim reinvented the Broadway musical and became the most influential composer-lyricist of the second half of the 20th century.
Out in the World: Campaign Tackles Puerto Rico's LGBTQ Violence Issues; Travel Initiative Launched
This year marks a new beginning for Puerto Rico's LGBTQ community following the deadliest year for transgender people in the U.S. territory in 2020.
Visual AIDS: 'Up Against the Wall: Art, Activism, and the AIDS Poster'
"Up Against the Wall: Art, Activism, and the AIDS Poster" documents selected graphic art posters used as preventative advice or protest art through the AIDS pandemic.
American Dreamer: 'App Kid' Author Michael Sayman
Young, groundbreaking, queer tech wizard Michael Sayman's memoir is the kind of book that has something for almost everyone, not just tech nerds.
Michael Urie: The 'Single' Sensation on His New Holigay Film
Michael ("Buyer & Cellar" on Broadway, "Ugly Betty" costar on TV) Urie stars as Peter, the romantic lead in Netflix's entry in the gay holiday movie genre, "Single All the Way."
Holigay Events: Choral, Cabaret, Comedy and More for December Fun
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and now that the Bay Area has reopened, there's plenty to do in December. Here are several ways you can celebrate and have a joyous holiday.
Fashion's Fall: 'House of Gucci's Scene-Stealing cast Led by Lady Gaga
The Italian fashion dynasty are the stars of the new Ridley Scott film "House of Gucci," based on the Sara Gay Forden nonfiction book. Heralded as one of the best movies of 2021, it is decidedly not that, but more of a glitzy melodrama.